1 Douglas Avenue, Watford, WD24 7LY
About 1 Douglas Avenue
1 Douglas Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold April 2021 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Douglas Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Douglas Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2021Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7LY: £440,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in WD24 7LY
Everything we know about 1 Douglas Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Douglas Avenue homes
On floor area, 1 Douglas Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,333
Street avg £5,193
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Widgeon Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB